Pulmonary Embolism

Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: March 30 — April 5 – diagnosticimaging.com

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Study with CT Data Suggests Women with PE Have More Than Triple the One-Year Mortality Rate than Men

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New research suggests that women have a significantly higher risk of death within one year of pulmonary embolism (PE) detection than men. For the retrospective study, recently published in Clinical Imaging, researchers reviewed data from 33,628 women (mean age of 55) who had computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography or ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy over a seven-year period … Read more

Study investigates D-dimer testing in patients at higher risk of pulmonary embolism

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A new study investigating D-dimer testing in patients who are at higher risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) has been published in the February issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). The study, titled Failure rate of D-dimer testing in patients with high clinical probability of … Read more

Evaluating the safety and efficacy of Tendvia mechanical thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism

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Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Mechanical thrombectomy is effective and safe for treating pulmonary embolism (PE). Although the Tendvia mechanical thrombectomy system has been validated in pigs, further evidence supporting its use in PE treatment is needed. This study was aimed at evaluating the safety and efficacy of the … Read more